Top-back bracket



s. w. PALMER.

TOP-BACK BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED JAN. II. 192].

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

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STANLEY W. PALMER, OF BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO SILAS MCCLURE, OF BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN.

TOP-BACK BRACKET.

1,404,315. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1922.

Application filed January 11, 1921. Serial No. 436,404.

To all whom it may concern-.-

Be it known that I, STANLEY IV. Pnnsrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaver Dam, in the county of Dodge. State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Top-Back Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improvement in stoves and. ranges and relates more particularly to mechanism for connecting the top back of stoves or ranges to high closets.

The said backs extend above the closets at the rear of the stove or range, and they are in one or more sheets which are arranged end to end. When the stoves or ranges are shipped, the top backs are detached, and the present invention has for its object the provision of holding brackets for connecting the back to the closet in such manner that it will be firmly held to the closet without the use of bolts 0r rivets, and without the necessity for forming openings in the sheets for such bolts or rivets, and wherein the brackets may be quickly and easily attached to or detached from the closet.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the top of a stove or range showing the high closet and bracket,

Figure 2 is an enlarged front elevation of a portion of the same,

Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6, are sections on the I lines 8-3, 4-4, 5-5, and 6-6 respectively,

of Figure 2.

The present embodiment'of the invention is shownin connection with the high closet 1 of a range not shown, the closet being sup ported from the range top by brackets 2 between which, and between the closet and the range there is arranged the splash-back 3. The top back in the present instance is composed of two sections or sheets 4 and 4", which are arranged end to end above and at the rear of the closet, and which are sup ported by the brackets to be described. Each of these sheets is rolled or beaded at its upper edge as shown at 5, to provide an ornamental contour at the top, and at their lower edges the sections have laterally ofiset portions 6 which fit upon the rear wall of the closet as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the connection between the offset portions and the body of the sheets fitting on the top of the closet.

In the present instance three brackets are provided, namely a central bracket 7 and lateral brackets 8. The central bracket is arranged between the sheets, while the lateral brackets are arranged at the outer ends of the sheets. Each of these brackets as shown more particularl in Figures 3 and 4 has at its lower end a oot 9 and 10 respec tively, and these feet are adapted to pass through openings 11 at the top of the high closet. Referring to Figures 3 and 4, it will be seen that these openings 11 are spaced forwardly from therear wall of the closet, and that the feet 9 and 10 are ofiset rearwardly to fit against the rear face of the rear wall of the closet, whereby to support the body of the bracket spaced forward from the rear wall of the closet. Each bracket has a laterally extending lug 12 at the junction of the foot with the body, and these lugs lap upon the top of the closet as shown, covering and concealing the opening 11, and also limiting the downward movement of the bracket with respect to the closet. The brackets are secured to the rear wall of the closet by means of screws 13 which are passed through the rear wall of the closet and into engagement with threaded openings in the feet. Two screws are used for the brackets 8, and a single screw for the bracket 7. It will be obvious that when it is desired to move the brackets, it is only necessary to loosen the screws, after which the feet 9 and 10 may be withdrawn through the openings 11. These feet are of less width than the brackets (Figure 2), and the openings 11 are made of sufliclent breadth to permit the easy passage of the feet.

The brackets 8 differ from the brackets 7 (Figures 4 and 6) in that each bracket 8 has at its outer edge a lateral web or flange 14, which extends rearwardly of the adjacent top back sheet as shown in Figures 3 and 5, and provides a finish for the end of the top back. The upper ends of the brackets are rolled as shown at 15 to fit about the rolls 5 of the top back sheets, thus providing from the front, a ferule or bearing effect.

The sheets 4: and 4 are held between the rear faces of the brackets and holding strips 15 on the bracket 7, and similar strips 15* on the brackets 8. Each bracket 8 is rabbeted at the inner edge of its rear face as shown at 16 to receive the outer edge of the top back 4 or 4 as the case may be, and the bracket 7 is rabbeted at both sides on its rear face as shown at l'Tfor receiving the inner edges of the sheets 4 and 4 These rabbets are of such depth that thesheets a and 4 will be flush with the rear faces of the brackets. The strips 15 and 15 lap upon the edges of the sheets i and P, as clearly shown in Figures 5 and 6, and the said strips are held in place by integral lugs 18 on the rear faces of the brackets. These lugs are passed through openings formed in the strips, and are headed at the rear faces of the strips, to hold them in place. In setting up the back, it is only necessary to insert the feet 9 and 10 through the openings 11 and insert the screws 13. The back will then be held firmly in place on the closet, though easily detachable when desired. The top back seats on the upper rear corner of the high closet, and this seating, together with the seating of the lugs 12 will cause the openings in the feet to register with the openings in the closet wall to facilitate the insertion of the screws.

.1 claim: e

. 1. In a stove or range, the combination with the high closet and the top back, of brackets for connecting the back to the closet, each bracket engaging at its lower end the rear wall of the closet andhaving means for securing it to said wall, and having other means for engaging the ends of the top back to secure said ends. tothe bracket and to secure the top back to the closet, the brackets being in substantially the plane of the top back. 1 l

2. Ina stove or range, the combination with the high closet and the top back, of brackets 'for connecting the back to the closet,-cac-h bracket-having means at its lower end for connecting it to the closet, and

having other means for engaging the ends of the top back to secure the said ends to the bracket, said lastrnamed means comprising rearwardly extending lugs on thebrackets and holding strips having openings through i I which the lugs pass and lapping on the ends for receiving holding screws, and means i connection with each bracket for limitingthe.

downward movement of the feet into the closet to a position where said openings are in register. 7

4. In stove and range construction, the combination with the high closet and the top back, of means for detachably connecting the top back plate to the closet, said means comprising brackets, each having means for connecting the same to the closet, each bracket being rabbeted on its rear face to receive the top back, and holding strips secured to the brackets and lapping over the top back.

5. In stove and" range construction, the combination with the high closet and the top back, of means for detachably connecting the top back to the closet, said means com prising brackets, each having means for connecting the same to the closet,each bracket belng rabbeted on 1-ts rear face toreceive the top back, and holding strips secured to the brackets and lapping over the top back, each bracket having integral lugs, the holding strips having openings formed therein for receiving the lugs, and the lugs beingheaded outside of the strips.

6. In stove and range construction, the combination with the high closet and the top back, of brackets for'connecting the'back to the high closet each bracket having means for connecting it to the closet and having a vertically arranged series of integral lugs on itsrear face, holding strips having openings for receivlngthe lugs and lapplng over the ends of the back, the lugs being headed outside of the strips. Y r I In testimony whereof I affix my signature. STANLEY W. PALMER. 

